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Martyr of erasing through their enmity to the Christians, Ezra 10:44, in fine.

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Fable of Daedalus and Icarus, with its moral as given by a Roman poet, Proverbs 25:7.

Face or Forehead, why the first part of the body whence the sweat begins to issue, Genesis 3:19.

Face, covering of the, a sign of mourning, 2 Samuel 19:4. When a criminal was ordered to have his face covered, it was a sign among the Persians and Romans of his being devoted to death, Esther 7:8. Falarica, see Phalarica.

Falcon, natural history of the, Job 39:26.

False witnesses, laws of the Hebrews, Romans, and English against, Deuteronomy 19:19.

Falsity diffused through the nature of man, Psalm 116:11. This idea finely expressed by Herbert, ibid. Remarkable Italian proverb to the same effect, ibid.

Fame, fine personification of, by Virgil, 2 Samuel 13:30. Family religion, maintenance of, indispensable, Genesis 18:32, in fine, Genesis 19:38, in fine; Deuteronomy 4:9; 6:7. Famines that were decreed to take place before the coming of the Messiah, according to the Targum, Ruth 1:1.

Father, probably a name of office in Egypt, Genesis 45:8. Certain officers of state among the Phoenicians, Persians, Arabians, and Romans, addressed by this title, ibid. Among the Jews, father was the title of preceptor, and son, that of disciple or scholar, Proverbs 1:8. Favouritism has often brought prosperous nations to the brink of ruin, Ecclesiastes 10:5.

Feasts, three principal, of the Jews, which, Zechariah 14:16. Federal act formed by Joshua with the people of Israel, a little before his death, outline of Saurin’s excellent dissertation on the, Joshua 24:33, in fine.

Felling of trees, directions of Vitruvius respecting, 1 Kings 5:6. Ferdinand IV., king of Naples and the Sicilies, institute of this monarch relative to mournings for the dead, Genesis 50:7. Ferdoosy, remarks on the famous epic poem written by this man, Esther 6:1.

Festivals, Jewish, some account of the, Exodus 23:14. Figs, Eastern, Dr. Shaw’s account of the, Isaiah 28:4. Citation from Pliny relative to the medical properties of the fig, with Philemon Holland’s translation, Isaiah 38:21.

Filigree silver - work, Asiatics greatly excel in this kind of production, Proverbs 25:11. Instances which have come under the author’s inspection, ibid.

Final perseverance of the saints, doctrine of the, considered, Deuteronomy 7:12; 2 Samuel 7:15; Ezekiel 18:24. Fine linen of Egypt, observations upon the, Genesis 41:42. Finger mountain, the highest of the mountains of Ararat, where some have supposed the ark of Noah to have rested, Genesis 8:4. Fire, among the Hebrews and many other ancient nations, a very significant emblem of the Deity, Exodus 3:2. This element the offspring of Ormusd, according to the modern Parsees, ibid. Deified among the Egyptians, Exodus 12:51, in fine.

Fire - cross, of the ancient Highlanders, what, Judges 19:29; 1 Samuel 11:15, in fine.

Fire consuming the thorns, a beautiful metaphor used by sacred and profane writers, Psalm 118:12.

Fire - ordeal, among the Persians, account of the, Numbers 5:31, in fine.

Fire of God, import of this Hebraism, Job 1:16. First - born, observations on the import of this term in various parts of the Scripture, Exodus 12:29.

First - born, redemption of the, one of the rites still practised among the Jews, Numbers 18:16. How this rite was performed, ibid. First - fruits offered to God not only by the Hebrews, but several quotations from ancient writers to show that the heathens also offered them to their idols, Exodus 22:29.

Fishes, their amazing fecundity instanced in the tench, carp, and cod, Genesis 1:20.

Flag, Hasselquist’s description of the, Job 8:11. Ropes made of its leaves by the Egyptians, ibid.

Flail or Staff, account of this instrument used in threshing, Isaiah 28:27, 28.

Flesh, preservation of, by potting, common in Asiatic countries, Genesis 45:23.

Flint, our ancestory had their arrow and spear - heads of this substance, Joshua 5:2.

Flocks, why great care was necessary in driving them, among the ancients, Isaiah 40:11.

Flogging, system of, among the British, considered, Deuteronomy 25:3. Saying of a Mandarin on this subject, ibid.

Flour of parched barley, according to Mr. Jones, the chief provision of the Moors in their journeys, 2 Samuel 17:28.

Flux and reflux of the ocean, phenomena and cause of the, Job 38:11; Psalm 104:9.

Footstool, a necessary appendage to a throne, Isaiah 52:2; 60:13. Formido or Terror, among the ancients, what, Isaiah 24:17, 18. Forty, Ainsworth’s observations upon the very frequent occurrence of this number in Scripture, Deuteronomy 25:3.

Forty days, a remarkable period in Scripture, Genesis 7:4; Deuteronomy 25:3.

Forty years, which are stated to have elapsed from the commencement of Absalom’s rebellion to his departure for Hebron, most manifestly a corruption of the sacred text, 2 Samuel 15:7.

Fosse - street, some account of, Job 23:11.

Foxes, formerly a custom in Rome to let loose a number of, in the circus, with lighted flambeaux on their backs, that the people might be amused in seeing these animals run about till roasted to death by the flames with which they were enveloped, Judges 15:20, in fine. Origin of this custom as given by Ovid, and by Serrarius and Bochart, ibid. Frankincense, description of this resinous substance, Exodus 30:34. Fray, whence this word is derived, Zechariah 1:21. Free agency of man demonstrated, Deuteronomy 5:29; 11:26; 30:15.

Freemen forbidden by Diocletian and Maximian to be sold on account of debt, 2 Kings 4:1.

Friend, Cicero’s definition of a genuine, Psalm 29:7. Frogs, according to Bryant, a sacred animal among the Egyptians, Exodus 12:51, in fine, Exodus 20:4.

Froissart’s account of the six citizens of Calais, who came to Edward III. with ropes round their necks, and the keys of the town and castle in their hands, 1 Kings 20:43, in fine.

Fuel, great scarcity of, in most parts of the East, Isaiah 27:11. Funeral banquets to commemorate the dead, and comfort the surviving relatives, common among the ancients, Jeremiah 16:8. Funeral ceremonies among the ancient Egyptians, account of the by Diodorus Siculus, Genesis 50:2.

Fur, how this Latin word has been applied by the ancient Romans, Psalm 86:16.